<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The jack tender is in two pieces so the = grain orientation is correct for strength. Imagine if key sticks were cut out = across the grain; they would soon snap in two or even three pieces.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>AF</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=741662027@theshusters.org = href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 09, = 2004 10:12 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Unglued grand jack = tender</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ran into my first loose jack tender today, on a = 1969 S&S M.  The note blocked on my first run-through, and adjusting = letoff didn't help.  Sure enough, the tender pulled right out of its little = mortise and tenon joint (along with two others in the high treble that weren't = blocking yet).  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I CA'd them (protecting the action center with = pieces of business cards, as per the PTG's Field Guide), but it made me wonder: = why are those jacks made in two pieces to begin with?  Is it just so they = can fail in a repairable way if regulation is off (too much aftertouch)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>